Elizabeth (Freeman) Ellis (1624 - 1692)

Born 11 Apr 1624 in Billingshurst, Petworth, Sussex, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Ellis — married about 1644 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 24 Jun 1692 at age 68 in Rochester, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Elizabeth (Freeman) Ellis migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Elizabeth (Freeman) Ellis immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

Elizabeth was mentioned in her father's will, written 21 June 1682, exhibited to the Court at Plymouth 2 Nov 1682. He named as Executors "my three sonnes namely my son Edmond ffreeman; and my son John ffreeman; and Edward Perrey ... and My Daughter Elizabeth Ellis"^[1]

Christening

11 Apr 1624, Billingshurst, Sussex, England, Daughter of Edmond and Bennet (Hodsoll) Freeman^[2]

Marriage

Elizabeth was drawn to the contentious John Ellis. On June 4, 1645 (PCR 2:85-86):

"John Ellis, of Sandwich, for abusing himself with his now wife by committing uncleaness with her before marriage, is censured to be whipped at public post, and Elizabeth, his wife, to stand by whilst execution of the sentence is performed; which was accordingly done. And the said John Ellis, for his long and tedious delays, occasioning much trouble & charge to the country, as he would not confess the truth until the present, is fined vli.^[3]

They married later that summer.

Date: bef 20 AUG 1644

Husband: John Ellis

Place: Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts^[4][5]

After John's death, the widow Ellis, took up lands in Sippican (Rochester)^[2]

Death

Probably 24 JUN 1692 Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, but perhaps shortly before 20 April 1714 at which time son William recorded a number of deeds with various dates, probably as settlement of his mother's estate. She died intestate.^[2]

Burial

Date: BEF 1714

Place: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Children^[2]

• Elizabeth, b. c. 1645, m. 1664 Samuel Briggs. He was an original settler of Scippican, held land in common with William Ellis, and named two daughters Elizabeth and Bennet, after her mother and grand mother
• Bennet b. 27 Feb 1648/9; m. c 1668 Obadiah Eddy
• Mordecai b. 24 Mar 1650/1
• Deborah b. c 1652; d. Rochester 21 Jun 1711; m. Joseph Dotey
• Joel b. 20 Mar 1654/5; died young.
• Matthaias b. 2 June 1657
• Manoah b. about 1659
• Freeman Ellis, had land which belonged to Widow Ellis first.^[2]
• Gideon Ellis, had land which belonged to Widow Ellis first and is called son of Elizabeth in the town records^[2]
• William, Elizabeth calls him son in a Plymouth County Deed (Vol II p 83)^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ George E. Bowman, Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 12:248-250, "Edmund Freeman's Will and Inventory"
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Brownson, Lydia B. (Phinney) and Mclean, Maclean W. "Lt. John and Elizabeth (Freeman) Ellis of Sandwich, Mass." New England Historical Genealogical Register 119:161. (1965) [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11651/161/0 link at AmericanAncestors ($).
3. ↑ http://www.histarch.illinois.edu/plymouth/PCR.htm
4. ↑ Clarence A. Torrey, compiler, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (CD version) (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2001)
5. ↑ Brownson, Lydia B. (Phinney); Maclean, McLean W. "Lt. John(1) & Elizabeth (Freeman) Ellis of Sandwich, MA," NEHGR Vol. 120-121 (1967), Vol. 119, p. 163

See also:

• Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001

• Amos Otis, Genealogical Notes on Barnstable Families, Volume One, page 386

• Find-a-grave Memorial #16725761

• General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol 12, Francis Cooke (General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000)
• Genealogies of Mayflower Families, A-F, "Lt. John and Elizabeth (Freeman) Ellis of Sandwich, Mass", p. 581

Acknowledgements (contributors)

Bryan Sypniewski, Tom Elliott, Mike Walton, Toby Rockwell, John Putnam, Brian McCullough, Gilly Wood, Joel Hasfjord, Bobbie Hall, Rollin Dexter.